Israel And Its Apologists Weaponize Sympathy In Order To Facilitate Genocide

Israel And Its Apologists Weaponize Sympathy In Order To Facilitate Genocide

Feb. 22, 2025

U.S. and ISRAEL IMPERIALISM - FOLLOW THE MONEY

Caitlin Johnstone

Activist and author Yves Engler has been jailed by Montreal police for criticizing Zionist media figure Dahlia Kurtz and her support for Israeli atrocities in Gaza, after Kurtz said Engler's comments made her feel "afraid for my safety".

After Engler wrote about the charges against him, he reported that he was subsequently charged for "harassing the police" by drawing public attention to his case.

It's fascinating how everyone who supports Israel always collapses into playing the victim at the earliest opportunity-even western police forces tasked with persecuting Israel's critics. Israel models this victim-LARPing behavior, and its entire goon squad follows its example.

But what’s interesting is that being perceived as the victim has no value in and of itself, what has value is sympathy. It is sympathy that Israel’s supporters are after. Playing the victim is just a means toward that end.

If you’ve ever known anybody with a personality disorder that inclines them toward manipulative behavior, you may have noticed that one of the main things they manipulate in people is their sympathy. They do everything they can to draw as much sympathy toward themselves while working to kill off any sympathy that people might have toward their perceived enemies. They’ll sacrifice almost any piece on their psychosocial chessboard in order to control a bit more of the sympathy among the people in their life.

They do this because sympathy is a fundamental primer for narrative control. If you sympathize with someone, you are much more likely believe the things they say and trust their narratives about what’s going on. If you lack sympathy for someone, then anything they say is going to be viewed with much more skepticism.

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